The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Our pal Warren Moran wrote this review of his Echo Carbon 9′ 4wt. 4-piece:
A Good Stick: Echo Carbon 9′ 4wt. 4 pc.
This is a great rod and a nice compromise between power and grace. It’s also something everyman can afford.
The matte finish on the blank and reel seat are really nice. It’s [...]

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One of Winston Rod Company’s most successful rod series of all time is being discontinued as four new rods are introduced. The BIIX has been one of our favorite rods available for 7 years now. We have put our remaining stock of BIIX on sale. For now this is all we have on hand, [...]

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My bench isn’t normally this tidy. Don’t feel bad.
I’m almost embarrassed to admit just how long I used my old vise. About ten years ago I purchased one of those Umpqua Feather Merchants introduction to fly tying kits with everything you need to get started including a vise. It served [...]

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With so many beads, cones, and eyes on the market today it can be a challenge to determine what bead, x-eye cone, barbell etc.. goes with which hook size. In addition there are many eyes designed to take an adhesive eye/eye ball. What goes with what?
Of course some tiers/anglers want bigger beads on small hook [...]

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Years ago there were only a few choices of floating fly lines. The Peach 444 or Mint Green 444SL from Cortland and the Air Cel from Scientific Anglers. Today there are numerous companies making a huge variety of floating trout lines. Rio Fly Lines alone has 11 styles of floating fly lines. Why [...]

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George Cook of Sage, Rio, Redington stopped by the shop the other day. I wanted to get his take on the Rio Outbound fly line for lake use. Check out this short video discussion of the Rio Outbound and it’s uses.
The Rio Outbound fly line is an integrated shooting taper with a variety of [...]

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Sage, Redington rep George Cook came through Eugene recently and discussed the hot new fly rods at the Caddis Fly, and we’ve posted these gear videos below.
Redington CPX Switch Rods:

Sage z-Axis Switch Rods

Sage 99 Fly Rods

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